In the year 2025 declared as the “Family Year” by President Erdogan, train travels will be discounted. Starting from March 8th, families can purchase tickets with a 15% discount, while newlywed couples can get a 50% discount.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that within the scope of declaring 2025 as the “Family Year” by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, special discounts will be offered to families and newlyweds on train travels.

STARTING ON MARCH 8

Minister Uraloğlu said, “The application we will implement within the scope of the Family Year will start on March 8th.”

Minister Uraloğlu explained that within the discounts valid throughout 2025, including parents, children, grandparents, and even great-grandparents in family travels, discounts will be available for group travels with a minimum of 3 and maximum of 11 tickets, providing families to travel economically and comfortably with a 15% discount. Furthermore, for couples who get married in 2025, a ‘Newlywed Fare’ will be introduced, allowing newlyweds to buy train tickets with a 50% discount.

EXISTING DISCOUNTS WILL CONTINUE

Minister Uraloğlu mentioned that the current discounts offered by TCDD Transportation Inc. will continue, such as free travel for children aged 0-6, a 50% discount for children aged 7-12, a 15% discount for youths aged 13-26. Additionally, a 15% discount for passengers aged 60-64, and a 50% discount for passengers aged 65 and older will be applied. Uraloğlu also stated that a 15% discount will be available for teachers, military personnel, and domestic-foreign press cardholder journalists.